Archives for April 4, 2004

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DSM: more accurate antibiotic test

DSM Food Specialties, the leading producer of ingredient solutions, has launched a new scanning kit that it claims can identify the presence of antibiotics in milk more accurately. The product is in line with traditional testing systems but the...

Arla Food ingredient hits WalMart shelves

Building up a market position through direct contact with the consumer and cashing in on the growing low carbohydrate fad, ingredients firm Arla Food Ingredients will see its low-cal, low-carb tagatose sweetener emblazoned on the packaging of a new...

Indian beer brand to begin local production

Cobra Beer is probably the UK's best known Indian beer brand, with its outsized bottles gracing the menus of Indian restaurants the length and breadth of the nation. But despite its Indian heritage and image, the beer is not currently made in India -...

Overseal expands in US, drives growth in natural colours

Natural colours UK firm Overseal Foods is set to carve a deeper position in the US market, signing a new distribution deal with US company RFI Ingredients and meeting growing demand for natural colouring foodstuffs, writes Lindsey Partos.

Tea producers take action to boost sales

Faced with dwindling prices and increasing competition from cheaper imports, India's tea producers are turning to international markets to boost their profits, writes Chris Jones. Marketing efforts in the domestic market, meanwhile, have focused on...

Label technology from Alcoa

A prototype label for PET bottles has been developed by packaging giant Alcoa. The label features cutting edge technology that could open up a number of new packaging design possibilities.